rasa de pisici: Somali

Categoria III 

pisica: Somali

Standard

 
Head

Shape: wedge shaped, of medium proportions, wide at the top; the contours are soft and graceful.
Nose:   medium long. In profile the head shows a soft curve, with neither a stop nor a straight nose.
Chin:    firm and well developed.
Muzzle: not sharply pointed. A shallow indentation forming the muzzle is desirable, but a pinch is a fault.

 
Ears

Shape:         relatively large, broad at the base; slightly rounded at the tips with a thumb print and tufts of hair at the tips are desirable.
Placement: set well apart and pricked.

 
Eyes

Shape:  large, almond in shape and set well apart.
Colour:  brilliant and expressive; amber, green or yellow; pure, clear and intense colour; outlined with the colour of the ticking.

 
Neck: graceful.

Tail: fairly long and tapering; broad at the base. The tail should be well furnished.

 
Body

Structure: medium built, medium long; firm, lithe and muscular, having a firm feeling.

 
Coat

Structure: extremely fine and very dense; the denser the better; texture very soft to touch. Of medium length, except on the shoulders, where it can be a little shorter. Preference is given to those cats with well-developed frill and breeches.
Colour:     the development of the ticking is slow; the true coat is not developed until the age of 2 years; allowance for this should be made in kittens and young adults.

 
Remarks: white is tolerated on the chin and the nostrils.

 
Faults

Head: too deep stop. 
            too much marking on the face.
Ears:  small or pointed ears.
Eyes:  round eyes. 
            unclear eye colour. 
            absence of outline around eyes.
Body: cobby appearance.
Tail:   rings on tail.
Coat: cold or sandy tone in colour. 
           ghost markings or other tabby markings on the body and legs.

Faults precluding the certificate

Head: siamese type. 
            round head.
Legs:  bars on all four legs.
Tail:     whip tail.
Coat:  grey or too dark or too light undercoat. 
            too little or lack of ticking in parts of coat where desired. 
            unbroken necklaces. 
            markings on belly and chest. 
            white locket. 
            white extending onto the chest.